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Educator Dr. Ruth Simmons, the first Black president of Brown University, was born on this date in 1945 in Grapeland, Texas.

Today in Black America - July 2

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The Associated Press

House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump’s tax bill, daring critics to oppose

Trump’s tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion, analysis shows

Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more


USA Today

Billions in federal school funding on hold

Senate just passed Trump's Big Beautiful Bill – and made it even uglier | Opinion

Despite Trump backlash, DEI rollbacks are slowing. Here's why.


The Washington Post


How Harriet Tubman led Civil War spies — and earned her military honors


What the GOP’s tax bill means for your health care

Opinion: How the Supreme Court has opened the way for citizenship chaos


The New York Times

Trump’s Finances Were Shaky. Then He Began to Capitalize on His Comeback.

Some House Republicans Already Plan to Vote Against Trump’s Agenda Bill

Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation



NJ.com

People planning month-long nationwide boycott of Home Depot, other chains. Here’s why

2 youths, age 12 and 16, charged in connection with shooting death of N.J. student

Suspended N.J. cop says racial discrimination led to improper firing by former department


The Los Angeles Times

L.A. ‘under siege’: Brown-skinned people targeted, tackled, taken, and it must stop, federal suit says

Immigration raids targeting workers spark dissent even in Trump-friendly Orange County

Faith leaders bear witness as migrants make their case in immigration court



The Chicago Sun-Times


Two major street-gang cases to get new trials this fall over claimed promises to witnesses

Gov. JB Pritzker taps Christian Mitchell as lieutenant governor pick in campaign for third term

CPS is reducing assistants assigned to some special ed classes, worrying educators and parents


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Georgia Republicans back Trump tax bill despite deep cuts to programs


What’s in the latest version of Trump’s big bill that passed the Senate

Collapse of GOP-linked Georgia lender sparks state and federal scrutiny






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